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A Publication
for THE
Employees
and Friends
of The
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
September 1993
A laugh a day keeps
the doctor away
laugh a day may be just
what the doctor ordered.
But since doctors can't
prescribe laughter, Moses Cone volunteers are offering cancer patients
a dose of humor through The Moses
H. Cone Regional Cancer Center's
new Humor Program.
The Humor Program, which
consists of a Laugh Mobile, Humor
Resource Center and humor section
in the Radiation Oncology Patient
Library, is designed to brighten a
cancer patient's day. In addition to
lifting spirits, scientists have discovered that laughter prompts the
release of endorphins, the tiny
chemicals that dull pain.
"We're not looking for something to take over two, three or four
hours of their day," explained
Joanne Warren, Oncology Volunteer.
"We're just looking for something to
break up those two, three or four
hours."
Funded and staffed by the
Moses Cone Hospital Auxiliary, the
Humor Program is available to cancer patients on Unit 6700, Medical
Day Care, Radiation Oncology and
the Hospice Unit. Through this
program, patients can check out a
From left, volunteers Joanne Warren, Rebecca Hall and Shannon Neely stock the
Laugh Mobile with books, games and puzzles.
variety of books, games, puzzles and
crafts. Some of these selections
include novels by Lewis Grizzard,
Bill Cosby and Garrison Keillor, joke
books, playing cards, bubbles, water
pocket games, board games and
paints.
"Humor is in the ear of the
beholder, I know," Warren said, "but
I think there's truly something in
here that will appeal to anyone."
The newest component of the
Humor Program is the Laugh
Mobile which will begin making
rounds in the next few weeks.
Oncology volunteers will push this
brightly painted cart filled with
audiotapes, games, crafts and books
to patients' rooms several days a
week.
"It serves as an excellent diversion and shortens long hours,"
Warren said of the Laugh Mobile.
In addition to the Laugh
Mobile, patients can also check out
humor items from the Humor
(continued on page 2)

@
A Publication
for THE
Employees
and Friends
of The
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
September 1993
A laugh a day keeps
the doctor away
laugh a day may be just
what the doctor ordered.
But since doctors can't
prescribe laughter, Moses Cone volunteers are offering cancer patients
a dose of humor through The Moses
H. Cone Regional Cancer Center's
new Humor Program.
The Humor Program, which
consists of a Laugh Mobile, Humor
Resource Center and humor section
in the Radiation Oncology Patient
Library, is designed to brighten a
cancer patient's day. In addition to
lifting spirits, scientists have discovered that laughter prompts the
release of endorphins, the tiny
chemicals that dull pain.
"We're not looking for something to take over two, three or four
hours of their day," explained
Joanne Warren, Oncology Volunteer.
"We're just looking for something to
break up those two, three or four
hours."
Funded and staffed by the
Moses Cone Hospital Auxiliary, the
Humor Program is available to cancer patients on Unit 6700, Medical
Day Care, Radiation Oncology and
the Hospice Unit. Through this
program, patients can check out a
From left, volunteers Joanne Warren, Rebecca Hall and Shannon Neely stock the
Laugh Mobile with books, games and puzzles.
variety of books, games, puzzles and
crafts. Some of these selections
include novels by Lewis Grizzard,
Bill Cosby and Garrison Keillor, joke
books, playing cards, bubbles, water
pocket games, board games and
paints.
"Humor is in the ear of the
beholder, I know," Warren said, "but
I think there's truly something in
here that will appeal to anyone."
The newest component of the
Humor Program is the Laugh
Mobile which will begin making
rounds in the next few weeks.
Oncology volunteers will push this
brightly painted cart filled with
audiotapes, games, crafts and books
to patients' rooms several days a
week.
"It serves as an excellent diversion and shortens long hours,"
Warren said of the Laugh Mobile.
In addition to the Laugh
Mobile, patients can also check out
humor items from the Humor
(continued on page 2)